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AC Milan make the trip to Emilia to face Parma at the Stadio Ennio Tardini on Saturday night, hoping to win and go top for the time being.
Milan come into the game on a nine-game unbeaten run in the league, and they beat Roma 1-0 on Sunday to really compact things at the top. Parma meanwhile have won just once in Serie A so far and have scored only five goals, though the Rossoneri cannot underestimate anyone.
Our pre-match preview has all the latest team news and some insight on the opposition, while below are the best stats ahead of the Saturday night game.
Parma vs. AC Milan: The key stats
➤ The two sides have met 34 times in official matches at the Tardini: Parma have 9 wins (most recent: 2–1 in last season’s Serie A), there have been 10 draws (most recent: 1–1 in Serie A 2018-19), and Milan have 15 wins (most recent: 3–1 in Serie A 2020-21).
➤ Milan have scored in nine consecutive games at the Tardini (17 goals in total); their last blank there was a 1–0 Serie A defeat on 24 March 2010.
➤ Parma vs Milan has been a trophy decider on three occasions: in the 1992 Italian Super Cup, Milan prevailed 2–1 at San Siro; in the 1993 UEFA Super Cup, Parma won 2–0 at San Siro after Milan’s 1–0 first-leg victory at the Tardini; Parma repeated the feat in the 1999 Italian Super Cup, winning 2–1 at San Siro.
➤ Parma have scored the fewest goals in Serie A 2025-26: 5 goals in 10 games. They also have the fewest different scorers: 4, level with Pisa and Verona.
➤ The Crociati have received the most red cards (2, level with Lazio and Como).
➤ Parma are among the sides conceding the most goals to opposition substitutes (3, level
with Inter, Verona, Lecce, Cagliari and Atalanta).
➤ The Gialloblu have taken 2 points from their last 5 league games (3 defeats and 2 draws). They have not won since 29 September, when they beat Torino 2–1 at the Tardini.
➤ Milan are unbeaten in nine matchdays, with 6 wins and 3 draws. The Rossoneri’s only defeat came on Matchday 1, when Cremonese won 2–1 at San Siro on 24 August.
➤ This will be the first official meeting between Carlos Cuesta and Massimiliano Allegri.
➤ Allegri has won 99 games across all competitions as the head coach of Milan (including his previous spell from 2010 to 2014) and is seeking a 100th victory.
➤ Strahinja Pavlović has scored his second goal of the 2025/26 Serie A season, matching last year’s tally in a Milan shirt. His 2 goals in 2024-25 both came away from home; this season both have been at San Siro. The Serbian defender’s personal best is 3 goals, set in 2023-24 with Salzburg (Austrian Bundesliga).
➤ Milan Đurić has made the most substitute appearances in Serie A 2025-26: 9 outings (42 minutes in total), all coming off the bench.
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